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Blake Luquette and his family, who are from Abbeville, spent a week in West Virginia and lived with the Grimes family for seven days. All their expenses were paid for.

The Luquette family eat with the Grimes family in West Virginia. Taking a photo is Heidi Luquette (with cap) with her husband Blake (right) and their children Hudson and Layla at the table. The Grimes are Melissa and Chris.

Dozier Elementary students who get dropped off in the parent pick-up line will see this hydrant, themed after a minion animated character, and was designed by Talon Landry (left). He was assisted by classmate Cooper Fourroux (right).

Anabel Roy (left) and Hattie Barras (right) Hydrant
dedicated to the memory of Erath High graduate Ross Granger, located on Granger Street.

Assisted by Lanie Gautreaux (left), the hydrant designed by Elizabeth Toups (right) features imagery from our Cajun culture, including a magnolia, an accordion and music notes.

Madeline Zegura’s hydrant is located in front of the rectory at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath. Her design features a stained glass look and the word, “faith” which she hopes will inspire faith in those who see it.

Carter Primeaux, Vermilion Parish Middle School student of the year, chose to go with a patriotic theme to his hydrant due to the huge 4th of July celebration that Erath is known for.

Rees Reaux (right) assists Owen Crochet (left) with his design which captures the likeness of Luigi from Super Mario Brothers.

Cleanest City Chair Liz Gremillion, Keep Abbeville Beautiful’s Charlene Beckett, Gulf Coast Bank’s Paul Patout, the Abbeville Garden Club’s Pasty Hebert and Garden Club’s Gwen Lanoux (L-R) promote “Love the Boot.”